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Interview: Sierra Hull

KRUI’s Logan Melia talks with Sierra Hull ahead of her stop at The Englert Theatre on February 12th with The Milk Carton Kids.

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Interview: Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup

KRUI’s Logan Melia chats with Jaret Reddick, frontman of Bowling for Soup. Jaret talks about Warped Tour’s return, diving into setlist creation, and their biggest headlining gig ever at Wembley Arena.

By Rana Moustafa [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/101311_Moustafa_PalestineUN.mp3] Last month, Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and president of the Palestinian Authority, traveled to Washington D.C. to bid a proposal at the UN opening Assembly. Since then, he has kept his hopes high as he is determined to fulfill his obligation of giving his people their “legitimate right” to full UN membership and a viable Palestinian government. However, opposition to this bid does exist. Obama has vowed to veto the bid if it is passed by 9 out of the 15 UN councils. At the UN General Assembly last month, Obama … Continued

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Listen to the show: [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/RT2.mp3] By Jennifer Hoch All Hallow’s Eve. Today, our country associates this fun-filled holiday with dressing up, trick-or-treating, ghosts, goblins, and much more. Halloween is said to have originated from the 16th century, representing the Scottish name. One all-puzzling factor of the holiday is what it has been turned into in the costume industry. It is no question that girls use this night to dress up as scandalously as they wish, having an excuse to do so.  Dressing up in the least amount of clothing possible has become traditional through the costume companies’ variations of a … Continued

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[audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/LGBT%20Aging.mp3] KRUI News talks with Jefri Palermo, development coordinator for The University of Iowa and Johnson County Senior Center program specialist, Michelle Buhman about the difficulties the aging lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender population face in the United States.

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On September 20th,  Justin Smith, a Healthways executive and co-creator of the Blue Zones Project, joined KRUI News for a discussion on Iowa’s latest health initiative, the Blue Zones Project. Initiatives always start with small attempts, if you want to lose weight at once you need order a buy orlistat online from UK Meds, depending on your desire you will be able to get what you want. A small change you can start with is by taking weight loss supplements this are dietary products that claim to promote weight loss. They typically contain a blend of herbs, vitamins, minerals, and/or … Continued

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Listen to the show: [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/RT1.mp3] By KRUI Reporter Kuper Bergman On Saturday October 15 the KRUI news staff sat down with University of Iowa Professor Jane Singer, an associate professor of journalism primarily focused on analyzing how the media focuses on political campaigns. Singer suggested that the news media while giving good coverage on particular issues in the campaign but not so much how they perceive candidates in the race themselves. Singer pointed out how the media tends to focus on the republican “flavor of the month” first Bachman, then Perry, and now Cain. It became clear that there was … Continued

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Residents of Iowa City have been gathered with tents and supplies since Friday night at College Green Park to join the ‘Occupy’ protests popping up throughout the nation.

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By KRUI Reporter Caitlin Fry KRUI News Director and Reporter, Emily Woodbury, asked various persons on the University of Iowa campus about their opinions in regards to the GOP candidates, religious beliefs, and science. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/Vox%20Pop%20Religion.mp3] The majority of those interviewed did not believe they could vote for a president who doesn’t believe in evolution. Surprisingly, only 3 of the 8 major GOP candidates believe in evolution — Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich. Huntsman and Romney are both Mormons while Gingrich is a recently converted Catholic. Answers from interviewees varied from “evolution is obviously happening” to “various science programs … Continued

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